The happy life of a prodigal

"The state owns the state law, and the family has family rules. The imperial court expressly stipulates that refugees and beggars are prohibited from entering the city, and the notice is pasted at the entrance of the city gate.

You said let us let you go this time, do you mean that we can let you go! ? "

The leading arrester was a short, stocky young man who looked a bit like the big mouth in TV dramas.

Among other things, his appearance was short of the word 'evil arrest' written on his face.

"This this this..."

When the beggar heard this, the expression on his face became even more sad, but he couldn't hold back and cried aloud.

At the same time, the whole person lay down on the ground, hugged the catcher's thigh, and wailed: "Master, I haven't eaten anything for two days, and I can't make up ten cents for my whole body!

Just show kindness and forgive me this time!

Just treat it as good deeds and spare the little one, just this once, the little one will never dare again..."

The arrester didn't kick him quickly, and let him hug his thigh, howling non-stop.

Looking at his expression, he seemed to be enjoying the process a little bit. He really built his own happiness on the pain of others.

When the beggar's wailing voice became a little hoarse, he said: "This is the imperial court's regulation, I let you go, and I am the one who is unlucky.

Who told you not to grow eyes, you came here to beg, didn't you see that there is not a single beggar on the road of our Du Ming Mansion? "

"But, the little one doesn't have ten cents all over his body!"

The beggar seems to have recognized the reality, no longer crying, no longer howling, just so.

The policeman seemed to have thought of a countermeasure in advance.

As soon as the beggar finished speaking, he said: "It's easy to handle, our lord prefect is a great kind person, I don't see people like you enduring prison for no reason.

I will give you a chance to help you find a job outside the city and let you work. When you earn ten coins, you can leave after paying the fine. "

"This......"

If others heard this, they must be extremely surprised.

There are such good things in this world?

Immediately afterwards, they scrambled to go.

But... this beggar has studied, and he has been living here all the way from the Shizhou Mansion in the east of the Central Plains. He is so sophisticated in the world, and the world is cold and cold. What hasn't he seen?

Naturally, I know that there will be no pies in the sky.

It was a famine year, and countless people who fled famine like him wanted to find a job to make a living, which was extremely difficult.

It is a person like him who has studied, and if he wants to be a boy who has served tea and delivered books, he can't ask for it.

The police officer even thought about helping him find a job... But when he thought about it, it seemed unrealistic.

"My lord, you are accommodating. The younger one will find a job by himself. Within three days, he must pay the fine, no... the younger one must pay double the fine!"

The beggar knelt on the ground, looked up at the catcher, and said.

After the arrester heard this, his complexion changed, he snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "I gave you face, didn't I?

To tell you the truth, today, no matter what, you have to come with me!

Don't complain, who told you to break the rules of the court!

Walk! "

After speaking, he stretched out his hand to pull the beggar up.

At this time, a voice suddenly came from the side: "Stop!"

"Huh? Good guy, you really meddle in your own business..."

The catcher obviously didn't expect that someone would block him, his face showed surprise, he turned his head, but only saw a delicate woman.

Naturally...it was Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan looked at the policeman coldly, and asked, "Let me ask you, when did the imperial court have a rule that 'beggars and refugees are not allowed to enter the city'?"

The policeman took a look at Zhao Yan and saw that her clothes were not considered luxurious, so he immediately became more confident.

But......

Such a woman, regardless of her clothes, just her temperament, will give people an extraordinary feeling. What if she is a young lady raised in a boudoir by a certain family...

To be on the safe side, the policeman still asked, "Who are you?"

Zhao Yan didn't answer, but said coldly: "Who I am has nothing to do with you, I just want to ask you, when did the imperial court have a rule that 'beggars and refugees are not allowed to enter the city'? Why haven't I heard of it?"

When the arrester heard this, he snorted coldly and said, "Who are you? The imperial court has set the rules, so why should I report to you?"

Chapter 5 The Mine

"I......"

Zhao Yan raised her brows when she heard this, and took a step forward, just as she was about to say something, she was stopped by Fang Xiu.

"This is my younger sister, I'm really sorry to disturb you..."

Fang Xiu grabbed Zhao Yan's arm, looked at the catcher with a big mouth, and said with a slightly apologetic smile on his face.

Hearing this, the policeman glanced at Fang Xiu, saw that he was dressed luxuriously, and he didn't look like the son of an ordinary family. , don’t let her come out and talk nonsense, or let the magistrate know...huh.”

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at the beggar who was still kneeling on the ground, and cursed angrily: "Give me a shameless bastard, get up!"

Seeing this scene, how could the beggar dare to listen to the fast catcher.

However, the situation in front of him left no room for struggle. Even if he escaped, it was impossible to escape from the city gate guarded by the city guards.

If you escape to other places, as long as you are still in the city, you will be found by these arresters sooner or later. In this case, you might as well accept your fate obediently, and maybe you will suffer less.

"Okay, my lord, I will listen to you."

Thinking of this, the beggar seemed to have made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and slowly stood up from the ground.

"take away!"

Seeing this scene, the catcher waved his hand, gave instructions to the little catchers behind him, and turned to leave.

Seeing this, the other two policemen naturally stepped forward to grab the beggar, followed behind, and yelled twice from time to time.

"Hurry up!"

"Be honest, I advise you not to play tricks, or... hum."

"..."

On the side, Zhao Yan watched the few of them gradually disappear from her sight. She had already suppressed her anger, glared at Fang Xiu beside her, and said angrily, "What are you stopping me for?"

Although she knew in her heart that he must have some other plan, but seeing the beggar being bullied like this still made her feel very uncomfortable.

Fang Xiu looked at Zhao Yan, and said calmly: "Haven't you ever thought about why there are no beggars and refugees in the Du Ming Mansion?"

When Zhao Yan heard this, she said angrily, "Didn't the arrester say that just now, because the Du Ming Mansion prohibits begging in the city..."

Fang Xiu said again: "Then the arrest said it was a rule set by the imperial court, you and I both know it well, the imperial court has never set such a rule.

That being the case, why did Du Mingfu do this? "

"This......"

Zhao Yan was slightly taken aback when she heard this, she really couldn't figure it out.

The existence of refugees and beggars is nothing to be ashamed of.

Even at the foot of the emperor like the city of Kyoto, refugees and beggars can still be tolerated begging along the streets. Although the number is not many, there are indeed...

That being the case, why must the yamen of Du Ming Mansion forbid begging in the city?

Could it be that the prefect of the Du Ming Mansion is a ruthless person, even if he is unwilling to give these people the last chance to survive?

"why?"

After a while, Zhao Yan still couldn't figure out why the Yamen of Du Ming's Mansion did this.

She raised her eyes, looked at Fang Xiu in front of her, and asked.

Fang Xiu didn't answer, and asked the last question: "There is one more question, have you thought about it, since begging in the city is not allowed in the Du Ming government's yamen, where have all those beggars and refugees gone?"

"Naturally..."

Zhao Yan subconsciously wanted to answer, but of course she paid the fine and was kicked out of the city.

However, what happened just now made her feel that Fang Xiu's problem might not be as simple as she imagined.

After struggling for a moment, I still couldn't think of a reasonable answer.

Zhao Yan raised her eyes, looked at Fang Xiu with a pair of good-looking eyes, and said, "Then tell me, why is Du Ming's Yamen not allowed to beg in the city?

Where have all the beggars and refugees gone? "

Fang Xiu heard her question, shook his head, and said very frankly: "I don't know either."

"you......"

When Zhao Yan heard this answer, she was speechless. She stretched out a hand and pointed at him, wanting to say something, but she didn't know how to say it.

At this time, I heard him continue: "However, they will give us an answer."

Fang Xiu stretched out his hand and pointed in a direction.

When Zhao Yan heard this, she looked in the direction he pointed, which was the direction where the arrester left quickly...

The noon in winter is not as clear as in spring and summer. Even though there is no haze from the previous life here, it still looks gloomy.

The sun, which usually hangs in the sky, is hiding behind the heavy clouds at this moment, adding a little gloom to the cold climate.

Outside the city of Du Mingfu, less than seven miles away, there are many mountains.

Between the mountains and mountains, there is a huge pothole, which is not so conspicuous, but as long as you get closer, you can see it very clearly.

The reason is very simple, because this pothole is really big, even thousands of people, or even tens of thousands of people can accommodate it.

In fact, at this moment, in this pit, there are hundreds of people holding high iron picks and smashing down the stones in the pit with all their strength.

Even people who have never seen this scene before can guess after seeing what these people are doing... This pit is a mining area, and what these people are doing is mining.

It's just that I don't know what kind of mine exists in this mine...

Outside the mine, there are dozens of simple thatched sheds, which can barely shelter some wind and rain.

There are several huts made of solid wood between the simple grass sheds.

Compared with the mansions in the city, these huts are extremely simple, but compared with the thatched sheds next to them, they are many times more luxurious. At least there is no problem with sheltering from wind and rain.

Looking further away, not far from these huts and huts, behind a big tree that I don't know what kind of tree it is, two figures can be vaguely seen.

"What are these people doing?"

Zhao Yan looked at everything in front of her, with a look of doubt on her face, and asked inexplicably.

Fang Xiu's gaze never left the policemen, and when he heard Zhao Yan's question, he answered casually: "Mining."

"Mining?"

Zhao Yan still doesn't quite understand.

Fang Xiu turned around, glanced at her, and asked, "Where do you get the iron swords you use?"

Zhao Yan was completely stunned when she heard this question.

After a while, she seemed to understand something, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that the iron and copper are taken out of these stones!"

Although the meaning of this statement is not so accurate, there is some truth to it.

Fang Xiu didn't have the time to correct her, he just said to himself: "The job that the policeman said was to come here to dig mines......"

Chapter 5 Run!

Just seeing the mine not far away, Fang Xiu understood what was going on.

The prefect of the Du Ming Mansion is really courageous enough.

While leading the relief money from the imperial court, while pretending to use the grain in the granary to help the victims, in fact, they transported all the beggars and victims here as cheap labor.

Of course, the bigger possibility is free labor.